I'm a software developer based in Nigeria. I specialise in building web applications. I find both front-end and back-end development interesting and fun. I enjoy building things that live on the internet, whether it's a website or an application. I'm passionate about creating innovative solutions and exploring new technologies. I always seek new challenges and opportunities to grow as a developer. I'm open to new opportunities and collaborations.
Good day and welcome to my first Hashnode blogpost, this came with prodding and encouragements from great fellow developers. I didn't know what to write at first but I decided to just write and hopefully it'll come to me. I'm going to start at the very beginning as I started when I commenced the journey to being a web developer.
Learning to code is hard, stay away from anyone who tells you otherwise. But the secret to making it easy is passion. If you're passionate about coding (or making money from it), then you should commit to learning. As for me, I'm passionate about making money so here I am.
The basic concept of coding is to communicate with computers as they are "docile" beasts needing "purpose and direction". But how do you communicate with something that doesn't understand your language(computers speak 1s and 0s)?? You either need to learn to "speak their language" or teach them to understand you, and surprisingly, you could do both. But then, who wants to learn how to compute in binary and punch holes in card while wiring up a computer the size of a wardrobe and hoping a cockroach doesn't find it's way into the circuits?? Definitely not me.
Enter option 2, (drum roll please...) CODING, in all it's pizzazz and razzle-dazzle; fast, concise and most importantly, human-readable. Everything in coding is English language and for me, understanding this made learning to code a lot easier, I understand how the syntax works and I easily(not always tho) grab the concepts. Telling you that coding is hard is not to serve as a deterrent but a caveat, so when you feel the urge to smash your PC. you'll remember this article. Age, gender, career et al don't matter when it comes to learning to code, all that matters is your commitment and determination.
Learning to code can create a new pathway in career-wise, as the pay is relatively good and coding jobs are now more in demand than before, even with the advent of no-code. I'll be expounding on the career paths in coding in the next post, so I'll end here to day and we'll continue next week??
